Texas town targets oil industry over rash of quakes (video)
Authorities are trying to determine what's been causing the earthquakes in an area about 20 miles northwest of Fort Worth. Many residents believe the tremors are related to injection wells used in the...
View ArticleAre injection wells helping spark Texas quakes?
The widespread use of hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas and oil from shale formations has increased the need for disposal wells, which are used to send wastewater deep underground. And there...
View ArticleTexans shaken by quakes demand halt on injection wells (video)
Residents of a North Texas town that has been shaken by a rash of earthquakes descended on a meeting of state regulators Tuesday and called for a moratorium on nearby injection wells.
View ArticleTexas oil and gas regulator warns against ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to quakes
"A knee-jerk reaction could have a negative impact on our economy because of the large role the oil and gas industry plays here," a lead industry regulator testified at a subcommittee hearing in Austin.
View ArticleResidents put pressure on fracking firms as quakes plague region
Earthquakes used to be almost unheard of on the vast stretches of prairie that unfold across Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma, but they've become common in recent years.
View ArticleState regulator unveils proposed rules on disposal wells
Facing mounting concerns about ties between earthquakes and oil and gas activity, Texas regulators are proposing new rules for wastewater storage wells.
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